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'''Countdown in Milton Keynes''' was a [[FOCAL]] tournament on Saturday 20th August 2016 at The New Queen Victoria pub in Wolverton, hosted by [[Series 69]] contestant [[Zarte Siempre]] and [[Series 61]] semi-finalist [[Innis Carson]]. It was attended by 46 players, making it 2016's joint most-attended event. The event was the second to be held in Milton Keynes, after 2015's [[Countdown in Milton Keynes]], which saw a record attendance of 50 players. | '''Countdown in Milton Keynes''' was a [[FOCAL]] tournament on Saturday 20th August 2016 at The New Queen Victoria pub in Wolverton, hosted by [[Series 69]] contestant [[Zarte Siempre]] and [[Series 61]] semi-finalist [[Innis Carson]]. It was attended by 46 players, making it 2016's joint most-attended event. The event was the second to be held in Milton Keynes, after 2015's [[Countdown in Milton Keynes]], which saw a record attendance of 50 players. | ||
| − | It was won by [[James Robinson]], in a repeat of the previous year's final against [[Dylan Taylor]]. Robinson had lost in 2015, but won this time on a second tiebreak conundrum - {{word|LASTTIMEH (ATHLETISM)}} - after both contestants matched each other for the first 8 rounds and failed to solve first conundrum {{word|OHCRUCIAL (ACHOLURIC)}}, which none of the other attendees had managed to solve. | + | It was won by [[James Robinson]], in a repeat of the previous year's final against [[Dylan Taylor]]. Robinson had lost in 2015, but won this time on a second tiebreak [[conundrum]] - {{word|LASTTIMEH (ATHLETISM)}} - after both contestants matched each other for the first 8 rounds and failed to solve first conundrum {{word|OHCRUCIAL (ACHOLURIC)}}, which none of the other attendees had managed to solve. |
==FOCAL standings after the event== | ==FOCAL standings after the event== | ||
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{{FOCAL entrant | +3 | 8 | [[Rob Foster]] | 274}} | {{FOCAL entrant | +3 | 8 | [[Rob Foster]] | 274}} | ||
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[[Category:Countdown tournaments|Milton Keynes2016]] | [[Category:Countdown tournaments|Milton Keynes2016]] | ||
[[Category:FOCAL tournaments 2016|Milton Keynes]] | [[Category:FOCAL tournaments 2016|Milton Keynes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:51, 20 July 2021
Countdown in Milton Keynes was a FOCAL tournament on Saturday 20th August 2016 at The New Queen Victoria pub in Wolverton, hosted by Series 69 contestant Zarte Siempre and Series 61 semi-finalist Innis Carson. It was attended by 46 players, making it 2016's joint most-attended event. The event was the second to be held in Milton Keynes, after 2015's Countdown in Milton Keynes, which saw a record attendance of 50 players.
It was won by James Robinson, in a repeat of the previous year's final against Dylan Taylor. Robinson had lost in 2015, but won this time on a second tiebreak conundrum - LASTTIMEH (ATHLETISM) - after both contestants matched each other for the first 8 rounds and failed to solve first conundrum OHCRUCIAL (ACHOLURIC), which none of the other attendees had managed to solve.
FOCAL standings after the event
The top 8 after this round of the 2016 FOCAL season were as follows:
| Pos. | Name | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| +1 | 1 | Jack Worsley | 408 |
| +2 | 2 | James Robinson | 338 |
| > | 3 | Tom Carey | 329 |
| -3 | 4 | Zarte Siempre | 328 |
| > | 5 | Giles Hutchings | 314 |
| +1 | = | Jen Steadman | 314 |
| +1 | 7 | Callum Todd | 306 |
| +3 | 8 | Rob Foster | 274 |
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